Concurrent Trypanosomosis, Babesiosis and Toxocarosis in a Dog: a Case Report

Haider Abbas; Hafiz Muhammad Rizwan; Muhammad Younus; Muhammad Sohail Sajid; Shahid Hussain Farooqi; Zeeshan Iqbal; Muhammad Imran; Usman Amanat; Nida  Wazir; Muhammad Ahsan Naeem

doi:10.18502/jad.v16i2.11807

Haider Abbas Department of Pathobiology (Parasitology Section), KBCMA College of Veterinary and Animal Sciences Narowal, Sub-campus of University of Veterinary and Animal Sciences (UVAS) Lahore, Pakistan
Hafiz Muhammad Rizwan Department of Pathobiology (Parasitology Section), KBCMA College of Veterinary and Animal Sciences Narowal, Sub-campus of University of Veterinary and Animal Sciences (UVAS) Lahore, Pakistan
Muhammad Younus Department of Pathobiology (Pathology Section), KBCMA College of Veterinary and Animal Sciences Narowal, Sub-campus of UVAS Lahore, Pakistan
Muhammad Sohail Sajid Department of Parasitology, Univesity of Agriculture Faisalabad, Pakistan
Shahid Hussain Farooqi Department of Clinical Sciences (Medicine Section), KBCMA College of Veterinary and Animal Sciences Narowal, Sub-campus of UVAS Lahore, Pakistan
Zeeshan Iqbal Department Animal Sciences (Livestock Management Section), KBCMA College of Veterinary and Animal Sciences Narowal, Sub-campus of UVAS Lahore, Pakistan
Muhammad Imran Department of Animal Sciences (Animal Nutrition Section), KBCMA College of Veterinary and Animal Sciences Narowal, Sub-campus of UVAS Lahore, Pakistan
Usman Amanat KBCMA College of Veterinary and Animal Sciences Narowal, Sub-campus of UVAS Lahore, Pakistan
Nida Wazir KBCMA College of Veterinary and Animal Sciences Narowal, Sub-campus of UVAS Lahore, Pakistan
Muhammad Ahsan Naeem Department of Basic Sciences, KBCMA College of Veterinary and Animal Sciences Narowal, Sub-campus of UVAS Lahore, Pakistan

DOI: https://doi.org/10.18502/jad.v16i2.11807

Keywords: Trypanosoma; Babesia; Toxocara canis; Dog; Pakistan

Abstract

Background: Among the blood-borne parasitic infections of dogs, trypanosomosis and babesiosis are highly prevalent in the Indian subcontinent and highly pathogenic.

Methods: A six-month-old dog was presented with complaint of lethargy, anorexia and loss of body weight over the previous 15 days on October 11, 2021. A full clinical and targeted haematologic and parasitological examination was undertaken.

Results: Wet smears were positive for the motile trypanosomes while stained thin blood smears showed large number of extracellular trypanosomes and intra-erythrocytic ring-like inclusion bodies of Babesia spp. A high burden of Toxocara canis was identified on coprological examination.

Conclusion: This report describes the clinical manifestation of concurrent infection of haemoparasites and gastrointestinal nematodes in Pakistani dogs, and highlights the importance of prompt veterinary intervention.